Strikes with the fist (7)
I believe the answer is:
punches
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">strikes with the fist</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this before)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is the entire clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for punches that I've seen before include "Strikes with the fist" , "Blows with the fist" , "Blows with fists as from boxer" .)